FTSE 100 slightly up; shares mixed at market open

Investing.com – U.K. equities started mixed on Thursday. The top 3 rising sectors were Automobiles & Parts, Household Goods and Software & Computer Services; while Food Producers, Industrial Metals & Mining and Chemicals were the ones with the most losses.

At the market open in London, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 0.04%. However, the FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE 350 Index have dropped. The FTSE 250 declined 0.07%, while the FTSE 350 was down by 0.10%.

Top Gainers:

• Sage (LON:SGE): Climbed 2.14% or 21.10 points to 1,007.50.
• Vistry Group (LON:VTYV): Rose 1.97% or 26.00 points to 1,344.00.
• Pershing Square (LON:PSHP): Increased 1.90% or 68.00 points to 3,648.00.

Top Losers:

• Associated British Foods (LON:ABF): Fell 2.72% or 68.0 points to 2,433.0.
• Aviva (LON:AV): Declined 1.91% or 9.50 points to 489.20.
• Admiral Group (LON:ADML): Dropped 2.41% or 70.6 points to 2,860.4.

In Commodities Trading:

• Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 9.30 points to 2,535.30 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for October delivery rose 0.42 points to 69.62 a barrel.
• November Brent Oil Contract increased 0.58% or 0.42 points to 73.12 a barrel.

Currency Markets:

• GBP/USD is stable at 1.31.
• EUR/GBP cruises over 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 101.209.

Main Economic Events:

Today's main economic event in the United Kingdom is the construction PMI data.